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Next meeting: January 20, 2011 <br />8:40 am – Council Chambers <br /> <br />Page 1 of 4 <br /> <br />Los Altos Hills Open Space Committee <br /> Meeting <br />Minutes of December 16, 2010 <br /> <br />(Actions Items Printed in Bold) <br /> <br /> <br />Present: Nancy Couperus, Karen Lemes, Alice Sakamoto, Jean Struthers, Wendie Ward <br />Regrets: Roger Spreen, Chair, Sharen Schoendorf, Sue Welch <br />Guests: Council member Ginger Summit, Susan Mandle <br />Staff: none <br /> <br />1. Call to Order: <br />The meeting was called to order at 8:40 am. The minutes of the November meeting were <br />approved . <br /> <br />2. Introductions/Presentations/Guests: None <br /> <br />3. Ongoing Business <br /> <br /> Hidden Villa Update <br /> <br />Nothing new to report. <br /> <br /> Creek Setbacks <br /> <br />The OSC discussed the possibility of recommending to Council larger creek <br />setbacks for subdivisions and large properties. While everyone agreed that this <br />was a good idea, it was recommended that we first determine how many <br />properties would be affected by a change to the creek setback. Nancy said that <br />she would bring the list of properties of more than 3 acres to the next <br />meeting in January. <br /> <br /> Fencing Issues <br /> <br />The owner of a 5-acre parcel off Natoma is being allowed to construct perimeter <br />fencing (5' chain link fence) completely surrounding the property. This action has <br />prompted questions from members of the OSC and Environmental Design <br />Committee. Ginger offered to check with the planning staff to see if anything <br />could be done to prevent this. There was some discussion about the need to have <br />different fencing requirements for larger properties – perhaps requiring 5 or 10- <br />foot setbacks. <br /> <br /> <br />